Ms Loeffler, mayor of the London 2012 Paralympic Village, told BBC Inside Out East her father would have been "sad" at the way the Aylesbury hospital had been affected by the Savile scandal.

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Through autumn, several walking tours are taking visitors through this regenerated area, to see the structures built specifically for the Games and to experience the neighbourhoods that surround the Olympic and Paralympic Village, where the athletes live.

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He said the athletes' village would next week be ready to welcome thousands of Paralympic athletes from around the world, who will include 1, 800 wheelchair users.

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